In 2000, the FDA began to view and regulate all companies reprocessing single-use medical devices in the same way it viewed and regulated original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). Before returning ...

Single-use device reprocessing has been challenged with the fundamental barriers to circular economy solutions. And during 20+ years, the industry has overcome these to create a process that ...

Reprocessing of select single-use devices is supported by several prestigious health care groups, including the American Hospital Association.

The comprehensive industry research on ‘Global Single Use Medical Devices Reprocessing Market‘ published by Data Bridge Market research which includes growth analysis, regional marketing, challenges, ...

Further, reusable and reprocessable single-use devices should be preferred over single-use or other devices that are used once and discarded. THE LARGER TREND In 2019, an annual Navigant analysis ...

image: Regulated reprocessing of single-use medical devices at over 8,000 hospitals diverted over 15 million pounds of medical waste in 2019, but researchers say hospitals are reprocessing only a ...

Madison (Wis.) Surgery Center's strong commitment to being eco-friendly spurred the surgery center to begin using single-use device reprocessing, which also accrued substantial cost savings for the ...

The global single-use medical device reprocessing market is set to witness a growth rate of 15% in the next 5 years. Rising awareness among healthcare practitioners; cost reduction pressure on ...

Reprocessing “single-use” medical devices, which requires regulated, commercial companies to collect, clean, sterilize, test and return devices for use again at hospitals, is already in place ...

The FDA said Aug. 10 that, contrary to its initial report, no patient deaths were caused by the reprocessing of single-use devices, and that fewer than 10 serious injuries and fewer than 10 device ...